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Office of Academic Affiliations
Deputy Chief Academic Affiliations Officer Biography
Karen Sanders, MD
Deputy Chief Academic Affiliations Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Karen M. Sanders, MD is the Deputy Chief Academic Affiliations Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in Washington DC, where she oversees the largest health professions education program in the United States, including nearly 120,000 trainees annually in more than 40 different health professions.
Dr. Sanders has over 30 years of experience in health professions education and health care administration. She functions as the Deputy Chief Officer for the Office of Academic Affiliations and operationalizes strategic plans and goals as well as overseeing day-to-day operations. She also plays other key roles in the Veterans Health Administration, especially as a subject matter expert on Mandatory Training.
|2014 - Present
|Deputy Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, Veterans Health Administration
|2014 - 2014
|Acting Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, Veterans Health Administration
|2000 - Present
|Professor with Tenure, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
|2006 - 2014
|Deputy Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, Veterans Health Administration
|2004 - 2006
|Acting Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, Veterans Health Administration
|1993 - 2006
|Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
|1999 - 2002
|Director, Extended Learning and Professional Development, Office of Continuing Medical Education, VCU School of Medicine (20% time)
|1991 - 1993
|Chief, Rheumatology Section, Medical Service, Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Certificate of Public Leadership, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
VA Senior Leader Academy, Executive Fellowship Program
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women
Postgraduate training, Rheumatology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
Postgraduate training, Internal Medicine, Brown University Affiliated Programs, Providence, Rhode Island
M.D., New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
Board Certified, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
Alpha Omega Alpha
Phi Beta Kappa
VHA Coach and Mentor Certification, Level I and II
Workforce Committee, National Leadership Council – Veterans Health Administration Co-chair, VHA Mandatory Training Subcommittee
Co-Chair, VA Enterprise Training Advisory Board, Mandatory Training Subcommittee
American College of Physicians
Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME)
Publication record highlights scholarly interests in macrophage biology, rheumatologic diseases, medical education, and professionalism.


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SANTA CRUZ — Four men were linked to an attempt to smuggle heroin, cocaine, meth and marijuana to higher ranking gang members in Santa Cruz County Jail.
Michael Gonzalez, 22, of Watsonville tried to get arrested for a probation violation to smuggle drugs into the lockup, said Sgt. Eric Montalbo, task force supervisor of the Santa Cruz County Anti Crime Team.
During a body cavity search of Gonzalez, authorities found 28.9 grams of marijuana, 11.6 grams of black tar heroin, 4.7 grams of meth and 0.6 grams of powder cocaine.
Authorities said the plot started about 4:40 p.m. Dec. 13 when someone called to report gang activity at a shopping mall near Second and Rodriguez streets in Watsonville.
"We believe that was a false call to get the police to arrive," Montalbo said.
Officers at the mall spotted Gonzalez and 25-year-old Abraham Sanchez, who were both on probation. Both men were arrested on suspicion of a probation violation related to associating with a gang, police said.
At the Watsonville police station, officers searched Gonzalez and found the drugs in a body cavity. The substances were "meticulously packaged" to avoid contamination and reduce his risk of overdose, said Montalbo.
Gonzalez was not taken to Santa Cruz County Jail that day, but Sanchez was booked into jail for the probation violation and released the next day. Authorities investigated the alleged smuggling in the days that followed.
Wednesday, Sanchez was in the gallery of Santa Cruz County Superior Court to watch a hearing for his brother, David Moreno Sanchez. David Moreno Sanchez faces murder charges in the 2011 homicide of 14-year-old Jesse Lopez.
Authorities believe that Abraham Sanchez conspired to have Gonzalez deliver drugs in jail to David Moreno Sanchez and Angel Antonio Moreno Torres — who are higher ranking members of the same gang. Torres also was in court Wednesday for murder charges in a separate case.
When authorities spotted Abraham Sanchez in court building, he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to bring drugs into jail, conspiracy to distribute drugs, and transportation and possession of drugs for sale with a gang enhancement.
Montalbo said authorities plan to recommend charges against Gonzalez — the alleged smuggler — to the Santa Cruz County District Attorney"s Office. Gonzalez was not in custody on Wednesday. Conspiracy and drug charges also will be recommended against Torres, Montalbo said.
Authorities said it was not uncommon for people to try to smuggle drugs into jail. The quantities and forethought in this case merited extra concern, Montalbo said.
"This is something that unfortunately occurs more than we"d like. But this particular seize is a significant amount," Montalbo said.
The Santa Cruz County Anti Crime Team asks anyone with information to call the crime tipline at 831-454-2320.
Follow Sentinel reporter Stephen Baxter on Twitter at Twitter.com/sbaxter_sc

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CLEARFIELD – PennDOT has lifted the speed-limit restrictions that were in place on several roadways in the region.
Due to the winter storm impacting the region, speed limits were reduced yesterday to 45 miles per hour on interstates in the region. The roads listed below are restored to their posted speed limits:
- Interstate 80 in Clinton, Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion counties; and
- Interstate 99 in Centre County.
PennDOT is continuing to treat roadways in the area and will continue until roads are clear.
Although PennDOT recommends not traveling during winter storms, motorists can check road conditions on more than 2,900 miles of state roads by calling 511 or visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, average traffic speeds on urban interstates and access to more than 670 traffic cameras. The 511 site also provides easy-to-use, color-coded winter road conditions for all interstates and other routes covered in the 511 reporting network. Regional Twitter alerts are also available on the 511PA Web site.
The department also asks motorists to allow plenty of space when driving near plow trucks. Also, for their own safety and the safety of plow operators, motorists should never attempt to pass a truck while it is plowing or spreading winter materials.
PennDOT reminds motorists to pack an emergency kit for their vehicles. A basic kit should include non-perishable food, water, blanket, small shovel and warm clothes. When preparing an emergency kit, motorists should take into account special needs of passengers such as baby food, pet supplies or medications and pack accordingly.
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I am primarily interested in how the structure of the plant surface can influence both biotic and abiotic interactions. I use a range of techniques to investigate these interactions including plant molecular biology, optical analysis, biomimetics and animal behavioural assays.
My research group is currently investigating the control of iridescence production in phylogenetically diverse leaves. Very little is known about leaf iridescence despite the fact that is found in at least 64 different species in 26 families. I was awarded an European Research Council (ERC) starting grant, which started January 2011, to look at the mechanisms and development of iridescence production and its genetic basis in Selaginella uncinata. This species can produce a vivid metallic blue iridescence over its surface, dependent on light conditions. The ERC starting grant is a lab-based plant development and molecular biology project focusing on developing Selaginella uncinata as a model system, and will use a transcriptome-based approach to identify the genes controlling the production of iridescence and behavioural methods to determine the impact of iridescence on animal vision.
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I did my first degree at Imperial College London (Plant Sciences BSc Hons, 1998). I moved to the IACR-Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol to conduct a PhD under the supervision of Professors Johnathan Napier and John Pickett. This project investigated the production of unusual monounsatuated lipids in the plant Bassia scoparia, which can be used to produce mosquito ovipositioning pheromones. From Bristol, I moved to the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, where I was employed as a post-doctoral researcher for a cross-disciplinary project between Plant Sciences (Professor Alison Smith), Biochemistry (Professor Tom Blundell) and Chemistry (Professor Chris Abell) investigating the production of pantothenate (vitamin B5) in plants. I stayed in Cambridge to undertake an interdisciplinary post-doctoral position looking at how the petal surface structure influences the behaviour of insect pollinators with Dr Beverley Glover (Dept Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge) and Professor Lars Chittka (Queen Mary, University of London), which gave me the opportunity to use both molecular biology and animal behavioural methods. A six month MRC 'discipline-hopping' fellowship in the lab of Professor Ullrich Steiner (Biological and Soft Systems group, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge), gave me further opportunities to collaboratively develop biomimetic and optical methods for analysing how the plant surface reflects light. I returned to Bristol in 2008 when I was awarded a Lloyd's of London Tercentenary Trust fellowship. In 2011 I started an ERC starting grant to investigate the production of iridescence in plants.
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In the digital marketing space content is currently on everybody's lips and has become the key to the success of any digital marketer. The challenge faced by the industry is therefore JUST how to create compelling content to genuinely engage their audiences. Nowadays, everyone is a content creator from your neighbour's 15 year old daughter who tweets every 10 minutes about Justin Bieber to mummy bloggers who passionately share the latest baby products with their peers.
We have seen numerous blog posts on how to create great content inspiring us with content idea suggestions such as running polls, competitions, Slideshare, running guest blog posts, adding video, interviewing a person of authority – the list is endless! I recently came across a tech start-up called ThingLink who have developed a tool that is truly in the position to change how your readers engage with images and pictures. The invention allows you to transform a static image into a truly unique navigational surface allowing readers to explore media rich and relevant content within images – improving the user's experience and knowledge dramatically.
When Photos Come Truly Alive
We've all heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" something I highly agree with. Luckily, ThingLink has interpreted that idea pretty literally. The image engagement tool allows bloggers, publishers and brands to add clickable tags to any image to share links, drive traffic and further set-up image based advertising campaigns. The format allows creators to tell a deeper story by embedding various types of content including audio files, text descriptions and videos. So how can you transform a static picture into a navigational surface? If your reader hovers over your tagged image contextual information (according to your tags) will appear. Icons pop up and allow readers to immediately click on them – opening up YouTube channels, home pages, Pinterest profiles or anything else you'd normally be able to link to the old-fashioned way. See for yourself with country artist Jay Colins tweet. I believe it's fair to say that this definitely has a big impact on the overall user experience – at the end of the day aren't we all thriving to improve our customer's experience?
So How Does It Work?
If you're a content publisher the image tagging tool can currently be enabled on the following platforms: Typepad sites, Drupal, Blogger and WordPress. Once you've created a ThingLink account you have to add a small snippet code to your site giving ThingLink the authority to tag. Adding the required code is a copy-paste exercise whilst adding tags is a straight forward point- click and type process. Then you are pretty much ready to let your images talk for themselves by tagging them with people, places, videos, music, products and social media – can images get any stickier?
A Great Business Opportunity
So how might a business use this tool? The enormous advantage for businesses is that the viewer can immediately click through and is directly at the point of sale. Additionally ThingLink has partnered up with Twitter to allow users to add interactive images. The ability to include direct points of contact for any online destination solely on Twitter itself has big potential for marketers and brands.
The other day I had a conversation with a colleague who's a rugby player and suddenly it occurred to me how a rugby team could use this tool. Imagine you're part of a rugby team – it's common to share photos on Twitter – but think of the potential of a rich, stunning image from your last game featuring a link to a box score of that game and another link pointing to YouTube for the top plays. This would brighten up any rugby fan's day! However, now imagine what would happen if you'd further add links to your Facebook, Pinterest and other social networking sites – a great point of engagement, isn't it? The icing of the cake though would be to include a link to the team's merchandise store as well as to their box office. Can you see what just happened here? One single image actually became an entire platform on its own.
I think we can further see the value it holds for e-commerce sites allowing them to provide far more in-depth details on products and directing visitors directly to the point of sale. Since the images are interactive the changes applied to them are dynamic. So if you'd need to change a product's price for instance – all you have to do is to adjust it at the source of information and it will automatically flow through everywhere the picture has been shared. Brands that already experimented with the tool include Elle Magazine.
Other alternatives are Stipple and GumGum.
What About Measurement?
We digital marketers are a suspicious breed and tend to place great emphasis on ROI to see whether a campaign had an impact or not. We always need metrics in place to measure our efforts. Even with its basic and free account users are able to drive Analytics reports telling them exactly how many visitors have hovered over an image, which parts are most popular and when people are looking at the their site. Paying customers are further provided with engagement metrics.
I truly think that content creators will find far more business opportunities than just to tell stories with this innovative image tagging tool. Interestingly though, the ever growing photo sharing and tagging market has only been slowly evolving over the last few years. Even though venture capitalists are continuing to invest in this space these technologies have not yet become widely adopted by brands and consumers – your chance to truly provide your target audience with a fresh breath of air! I believe that we as content creators should embrace any help to make our content just that extra special and the interactive, media rich photo sharing tool is a great way to improve visitor engagement on any website as well as being a great way to truly let e-commerce websites shine.


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Boy pulled from sand pile dies
SAN ANTONIO — A 7-year-old boy died Friday evening after he was pulled from a mound of sand where he had been playing with his 5-year-old brother in rural North Bexar County.
Wyatt McDaniel, 7, was pronounced dead at University Hospital about 5 p.m., according to the county medical examiner.
Paul Berry, spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, said deputies responded to a call shortly after 4 p.m. at a horse training facility in the 400 block of Specht Road, near the Specht Road Soccer Complex.
"The brothers had been playing in the sand together when the younger son came to the father, alerting him that the older brother wasn't moving," Berry said.
The father pulled the boy out of the mound of sand, started CPR and called authorities, Berry said. Deputies arrived shortly, continued CPR and called AirLife paramedics. The boy was in cardiac arrest.
The helicopter was sent at 4:30 p.m., but by the time the boy arrived at the hospital, he had died.
Berry said it wasn't clear if the horse farm and the family's home are on the same property.
According to online property records, Charles McDaniel owns and operates the horse facility Wild Sunday Farm on Specht Road. A photograph on the business' Facebook page that was added in May 2010 shows a small boy smiling broadly and wearing a riding hat atop a black horse.
The caption reads: "Wyatt McDaniel's very first time in the tack. He's a natural! I am so proud of my little guy! :)"
Note: This story and headline has been changed to reflect updated information provided by authorities as the investigation into 7-year-old Wyatt McDaniel's death developed. Officials said the brothers were playing together when the younger boy ran to tell his father that his brother was stuck in the sand.


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The 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival begins on Friday evening. Opening the festival is the highly-anticipated WWII drama Anthropoid about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Czech and Slovak parachutists in 1942. Jamie Dornan (of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' fame) is one of the stars in the production who will be attending. Other top stars attending the festival this year include Willem Dafoe and Jean Reno.
Czech President Miloš Zeman has reiterated support for a bill on national referenda which was approved by the government last year. But he stirred emotions by suggesting on Friday that he would not be against Czechs voting on whether to stay in the European Union - although he said he would not vote to leave. Mr Zeman added that the Czech Republic received 200 billion crowns more from the EU than it gave back, stressing that "only someone crazy would give up so much money". The head of state admitted it was "a cynical reason" but called it "a reason just the same". Some time ago, the head of state spoke in the Chamber of Deputies recommending lawmakers pass the legislation; the bill needs three-fifths support in both chambers.
Government reacted to words earlier in the day by the country's head of state Miloš Zeman about not being against a referendum on EU membership, by saying it was not counting on any steps which would cast doubt on the Czech Republic's membership in either the EU or NATO. The news was revealed by government spokesman Martin Ayrer; it stated that both the EU and NATO had been long-term foreign policy priorities and were guarantees of economic stability and security. Finance Minister Andrej Babiš also reacted to the president's words, stressing that a departure from the EU would be disastrous for the country. The head of the Social Democrats' deputies club Roman Sklenák confirmed that while the party was in favour of the referendum bill, holding a plebiscite on EU membership was, in his view, not a good idea. On June 23, Great Britain shocked the world by voting to leave the 28-member bloc, leaving many as yet unanswered questions over Great Britain's future.
Former justice minister Pavel Blažek will head an investigative committee in the lower house looking into reorganization plans in the Czech police forces which were recently approved by the interior minister but led to a temporary standoff between the two senior parties in government and the resignation of Robert Šlachta, head of the special police unit for combatting organised crime. Mr Blažek received backing from 89 MPs of 163 present in a second round of voting. Former police officer Zdeněk Ondračka received 61 votes in the secret ballot.
An area of Prague's picturesque Malostranské naměstí in the historic centre which served as a parking lot has changed status and will now be used for cultural events, Prague Mayor Adriana Krnáčová confirmed. The site is now to undergo renovation and repairs. The former parking lot is located around the corner from the lower house of Parliament and was reportedly used at times by MPs.
Lawmakers on Friday passed legislation in a final reading which will require owners to explain how their assets increased out of all proportion to their declared earnings, based on a difference of at least seven million crowns. The tax office will in future be able to levy strict fines in cases where owners were not able to explain the source of assets or were unwilling to cooperate. The bill passed by a wide margin; and it will now be sent to the upper chamber for debate.
State prosecutors have dropped legal proceedings against one of two Czechs suspected of having thrown eggs at Czech President Miloš Zeman during a 2014 ceremony marking 25 years since the fall of communism in Europe. The news was confirmed by the Czech News Agency on Friday. The second suspect is still under investigation. Two years ago, on the occasion of November 17th (which marks the beginning of the Velvet Revolution in 1989) Mr Zeman was jeered by hundreds of demonstrators who expressed protest over the head of state's alleged close ties to Russia, fondness for alcohol and use of expletives in a now infamous interview for Czech Radio. There were calls for him to step down and his security detail used umbrellas to deflect eggs pelted by unknown assailants.
All members of the Czech Olympic team will undergo free tests for the Zika virus immediately after their return from Brazil, Health Minister Svatopluk Němeček announced on Thursday. The tests will be carried out by a laboratory at the Health Institute in Ostrava, north Moravia. The ministry has also issued recommendations for visitors to the Summer Olympic Games, which are to be held in Rio de Janeiro on from August 5 to August 21.
A Norwegian court on Thursday upheld its earlier decision regarding Czech mother Eva Michaláková to remove her parental rights for her two sons, Czech Television reported on Friday. However, the judge refused to let one of the sons be taken for adoption. The two children, who are now 10 and eight years old, were taken into care by Norwegian social services five years ago following suspicions of abuse. The case has become a major media and political issue in the Czech Republic with past interventions by head of state Miloš Zeman, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other politicians. Mrs Michaláková, who is seeking to get her sons returned, can appeal the verdict.


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There are two major forms of acoustic treatment, absorption and diffusion. Absorption can be broken down into two classes: broadband absorbers which work to absorb sound fairly evenly across the band; and narrow band absorbers that work on only a part of the sound spectrum.
Broadband absorbers generally are porous materials that absorb sound by converting the energy of the room's air volume's vibrations into heat by detouring the vibrations [the sound waves energy] it into a path separate from the air volume of the room and keeping it there. In broadband absorbers this generally works by creating a room surface made of interwoven fibers which create a boundary with many interstices [little holes]. Generally, the absorption characteristic of a broadband absorptive material comes down to a matter of the density of the material and the topology of the interstices created by the size and orientation of the individual fibers. Density and hole size/configuration yield a property called gas flow resistance [will the air being pushed around by the sound waves be able to pass into the material, and if so, how much resistance will the air being so pushed encounter].
To get a maximum efficiency out of a broadband absorption material, these factors must be balanced - too much density and you've filled in all the little holes - lower the density to where the holes get really big and you got no gas flow resistance.
The simplest types of absorption treatment are merely panels of absorbent material mounted to the walls and ceiling. Common materials for introducing absorption in a room are upholstered furniture, people, suspended ceiling tiles, acoustic foam panels, and mineral wool panels. Porous material absorptive panels [like acoustic foam, semi-rigid fiberglass or rockwool] make excellent broadband absorbers and are the most economical means of reducing how "live" a room is.
Obviously, the more square feet of absorptive panel added, the more sound is absorbed, but proper mounting can enhance this performance - such panels, mounted with an air gap behind, will work with greater efficiency [for middle range and high frequencies - almost as though the panel were as thick as the thickness of the actual panel plus the air gap behind] and will work better at lower frequencies - though a solid panel of 6" thickness will work better – particularly low in the band – than a 2" panel with a 4" air gap. The point here is that whatever square footage and thickness of panels you have on hand [or can afford], you can enhance the results you get from them by adding an air gap behind the panels when you mount them.
An effective and cheap material for this purpose commonly available in the United States is Owens Corning 703 fiberglass insulation boards – thus "703" is a material you will hear referred to ad infinitum when the topic of absorption panels is discussed. These panels work well, but are pretty ugly, so usually they are covered with cloth when installed. Muslin, craft grade felt or even dyed burlap [hessian or jute] will all work and are very cheap – but any fabric you can breath through will work – chose fabrics as a decorative and practical use choice – as there is little acoustic difference provided they are breathable – though you should consider the wisdom of choosing a cloth which is treated with fire retardant for this purpose, or treating the fabric you select afterwards. Also, you might need to consider, durability, ease in cleaning, resistance to staining, etcetera, in a high traffic area.
http://www.owenscorning.com/comminsul/p ... &system=79
Or here is a DIY recipe for fire treatment:
"TEXTILE FIRE RETARDANT TREATMENTS - Many chemicals have been used as fire retardants. Some of these can be toxic, difficult to apply, or alter the quality of fabrics significantly. The 1977 edition of NFPA 701, included some sample uncomplicated formulas:
Formula 1: Borax - 6 parts, 6 lbs, Boric acid - 5 parts, 5 lbs, Water - 100 parts, 12 gallons. Steep fabric in cool solution until impregnated. Heavy applications by spray or brush are usually reasonably effective. Repeat if necessary. This is good for theater scenery fabric, and recommended for rayon and natural fabrics. Yields a 8 - 12 % weighting.
Formula 2: Borax - 7 parts, 7 lbs, Boric acid - 3 parts, 3 lbs, Water - 100 parts, 12 gallons. Water can be varied according to absorptive capacity of fabric. For rayon and sheer fabrics, these same amounts of borax and boric acid can be used with 17 gallons of water. Hand-wring for an 8 - 10% weighting on fabric. Flexibility and softness will be retained without dustiness, and also microorganism growth is prevented. "
When trying to locate a source for 703, keep in mind that "Owens Corning 703" is just a brand name for a compressed fiberglass insulation board whose density is about 3 lbs per cubic foot [48 kg/m3]. Neither fiberglass in general nor OC 703 in specific are the last and final word when describing an absorption material which will be effective across the band [mineral wool products generally known as "rockwool" are made from basalt as opposed to spun glass – and are just as good if not better than fiberglass products]. Also, there are several acoustic equivalents to the OC 703 brand (made of either fiberglass or mineral wool) sold under different brand names – it is recommended that you shop for price and convenience of delivery not by brand name. Here is a link which lists the properties of a number of absorptive materials put together by StudioTips forum hero Bob Golds:
If you are looking at fiberglass insulation board get something greater than 2 lbs. per cubic foot or 32 kg/m3 in density (OC 703 = about 48 kg/m3 or 3 lbs pcf.). If you are looking at a rockwool board something greater than 45 kg/m3 will work well (rockwool board which is 60 to 65kg per m3 is pretty much acoustically equivalent to 48kg /m3 fiberglass products like 703). If you can find it, use un-faced board, but folks have used boards lined on one side with good result [with foil for example]. If your boards are faced, then for general applications you want to take the facing off – especially if you are stacking panels to make a thicker device – if only using one panel thickness, at least put the un-faced [fuzzy] side toward the room as the facing will reflect HF waves. Also, in a construction project consider hanging onto all the job site scraps of insulation panels and batts [there is always a ton this crap left over from the thermal insulation of a structure] as these materials can be used to build or augment the absorption devices built to treat the finished room(s).
In addition to mineral fiber panels [fiberglass / rockwool], acoustic foam is an option. Here is a rough comparison between glass fiber and acoustic foam, with the pros & cons of both written with the help of forum hero Ido:
Fiberglass and mineral wool are referred to as the wool family. The foam family consists of Polyurethane based foam, and the white colored foam known as Melamine / Sonex / Illbruck / Basotect. Acoustic foams are of the open cell type - closed cell mattress type foam isn't right for acoustics, because of it's very limited absorption [closed interstices – 100% gas flow resistance].
Acoustic absorption:
Generally similar, which is overall excellent broadband absorption, with slight advantage to the wools. Melamine is slightly better than Polyurethane. Absorption low in the band is mainly a function of material thickness for both wool & foam, and is also dependant on shape, so that a correct comparison of absorptive materials should be made with identical shape & thickness. It is incorrect to compare typical sculptured foam to full thickness wool. As a general rule, sculpturing foam (wedges, pyramids) makes it less effective in the LF range. Though it is seldom seen in the home studio world, full, flat foam can be had. In any case, the sculptured limitations should be known, so that either relatively thick foams should be used, or air gaps incorporated, or full flat foams used.
Fire hazards: Wools meet all necessary regulations, and are especially suitable where these considerations are a must, such as public places. Polyurethane foam is very limited in this case, it can burn and release dangerous gas. Good quality foam is fire treated, which improves it to some extent, but it's still not suitable for public places, or wherever fire hazard is a major issue. Melamine foam is much better in that sense (can be considered for public places).
Wools release their fibers rather easily, and these fibers are irritating. While these materials are safe to be around [they are inert - made from rock and sand] the fibers are sharp and scratchy
That means that wools need to be covered so as to capture the fibers in place. Usually, they will also need some sort of framing as even "rigid" fiberglass aint all that stiff. Foams can be set as is. In other words, wools require work and preparation for installation, foam doesn't.
Wools are the cheapest. Foam will always be more expensive, Melamine is more expensive than Polyurethane.
Properly covered wools can last a lifetime. Foam will probably last less than wool, and is much more sensitive to weather [even sun light from your window over time can cause foam to change color or even break down] and to physical bruising. Some types of Melamine are especially sensitive to physical bruising, and will bruise very easily.
This could be a factor to some. You can do all sorts of stuff with wools, but foam will look like foam, which to some can be cool, to others, not. White Melamine can be painted.
Specific advantages:
Being cheaper, wool is more suited for building specific structures – such as corner mounted wedges for enhanced low frequency absorbers - though the time & energy put into working with wool should be taken into account when comparing costs. You can theoretically do the above, but there is no sense in it, since foam has no constructional properties, and if you are anyways going to cover a surface, use wool. The unique advantage of foam is that you don't have to prepare before hand [build a frame to hold it in place or cover it with cloth] - you just stick it to the wall. Though, once you have prepared a wool panel – the difference disappears.
Overall considerations:
The major factor is whether you are DIY inclined or not. If you are, and you have the energy and time, go with the wools. It will cost you less, and you can get all out acoustics, with the fully professional feel and looks. It also depends on your situation: If you have found what looks like home sweet home (as in permanent), and you want to go acoustically all the way, do wool (you don't have to do the work, you could always get someone to do the work for you). However, if you aren't a DIY'er, you're not up to the work, you are in a temporary place (as in renting a place year or two), and you can get by with basic acoustics (no full scale LF treatment), foam is a strong option (also, foam can be removed and used over again).
Regarding costs, bear in mind that the basic treatment for the smallish room requires a limited amount of material, so is acoustic foam expensive? Yes, but not terribly so. You don't need to cover a whole room, rather, you shouldn't. Also, the extra work & time & fabrics etc. with the wools is not insignificant, it evens out the score somewhat. The big issue is not wool or foam, but knowing what to do with it. This is described both here and in various group messages. If you do know what to do, you can get good results with both.
If in doubt, and if the specific foam you are considering absorbs less LF than the wool you are considering, you can always use thicker foam (not to mention usage of air gaps). There are also corner foams to be had for LF treatment. In any event, you won't get broadband absorption which works all the way down to low in the band by sticking 2"/ 5 cm of something to the walls, whatever it's made out. Two good applications for the general wall surfaces would be ~ 10 cm /4 wool or ~ 15 / 6" cm sculptured foam (which would probably have similar overall volume to the wool anyhow).
Whatever type of absorptive material or device you use, the placement of an absorber will effect its efficiency – for example, LF waves get folded up when they reach the room's corners, and doubly so when they reach tri-corners [like where the floor or ceiling and two walls all come together]. A wide / thick panel of 703 mounted across the diagonal of a room corner from floor to ceiling will capture LF waves much better than the same panel mounted flush to the wall because: a) it has a large air gap behind it; and b) it covers a room corner and two tri-corners [one at the floor and one at the ceiling]. If the gap behind the front panels is filled with additional 703 [or even scraps of mineral fiber left from insulating the walls and ceiling] the device's efficiency in the low part of the sound spectrum will be further enhanced to some degree. A thickness of 4" [100 mm] is a good compromise of acoustic effectiveness versus efficient use of materials and space.
Such panels are very cost efficient - an excellent balance of "bang for the buck".
Alternatively, you could cut triangles of mineral fiber and stack them to build a solid wedge in the corner from floor to ceiling… while this would require quite a bit of material, the results make for an effective absorber that works well - but for a 34" faced wedge, it requires 300% the material required to cover the same corner with a 24" wide panel yet the wedge will yield much less than a 300% increase in absorption performance - see this post for a comparison graph:
There are number of types of narrow band absorbers which are "tuned" to work on specific problem frequencies. Generally these types of devices are too small in overall effect to be useful in treating a room of any size and too big to fit into a small room – but nonetheless they are made and can work very effectively if you can find room to place them – some designers go so far as to build attic spaces and/or false walls to create sufficient additional space to install such devices "outside" the room.
Also such devices can reintroduce the frequencies they are absorbing back into the room as they hum in sympathy – thus extending the reverb time of such frequencies even while reducing their loudness. The need to use such devices often arises from a failure to balance the absorptive properties of the materials making up the major surfaces of the room [usually through the use of things like carpeted floors that absorb highs but leave all the lows to be a "problem" that must be treated with a targeted low frequency absorber – a better solution is to remove the carpet and treat the whole band]. By carefully choosing the materials for the surfaces of a room [painted concrete floor with a couple of area rugs vs. wall to wall carpet?] and then installing sufficient broadband absorbers, the need for narrow band absorbers can often be avoided altogether.
Nonetheless narrow band absorbers are sometimes what is needed to solve a problem resonance, but if you find yourself thinking this is the case with one of your rooms, you should go back to square one and see if you can't figure out a shorter, cheaper, smarter way around the problem than build tuned boxes.
One type of narrow band absorber is the diaphragmatic absorber. The diaphragm absorbs the frequencies which match its resonances. They work by vibrating at these frequencies and turning the sound energy into heat. The drywall in wall construction acts as a resonant panel and absorbs a considerable amount of sound at 125 Hz. Simple panel absorbers can be built by mounting a sheet of plywood in a frame. Just build a frame, and fill it mineral wool, but leave a small gap between the panel and the insulation so that the panel is free to resonate. Panel resonation can be enhanced by reducing the point of connection between the panel and the frame by means of narrow spacer material such as a loop of wire or welding rod run along the edge of the frame so that the panel is perched on a thin edge. Approximate Plywood Panel absorption peaks on a 1x4 frame 3.5 " deep are:
1/8" = 150 Hz
1/4" = 110 Hz
3/8" = 87 Hz
Membrane absorbers are diaphragmatic absorbers with thin membranes, and are used to absorb lo-mids and higher frequencies. The Kraft paper backing on common residential grade insulation has an absorption peak of 250 Hz and will absorb very efficiently at this frequency. Another type of narrow band absorber is the Helmholtz resonator, which is simply a cavity with a tuned port (sometimes referred to as a Helmholtz bottle – btw a thick walled glass vessel like a coke bottle is a very effective Helmholtz resonator). Sound that matches the frequency of the cavity's resonances are trapped by the cavity where their energy is spent (turned to heat) vibrating the air in the cavity like a spring. Tube traps are Helmholtz cavities, with broadened Q's (a wider range of frequency are effected) and can have a membrane wrap that reflects highs from a circular (mildly diffusive) surface.
Another major form of treatment is diffusion. Diffusion varies the angle of the sound reflections off a surface so as to scatter the direction that the sound will take after the bounce. This effect is achieved by either turning a flat surface into a curved one, or a faceted/slotted one. Curved diffusers work best when the curve they describe is not a pure circle section / arc. Faceted / slotted diffusers come in several varieties generally based on the concept of a reflection phase gratings. Diffusers can reduce the need for absorbers because they act to spread reflections around the room making the modes more evenly spaced and thus there is less need to dampen them. Also, almost all diffusers act to some degree as absorbers – for example, grating diffusers are absorptive even if they are so stiff they do not vibrate [in fact industrial smokestack absorbers use gratings tuned to the noise they seek to diminish], and some types of treatment are purposefully designed to be significantly both absorptive and diffusive by adding elements of porous absorber material to bent/faceted surfaces or gratings.
An easy to make diffuser is a curved panel often called a "polycylindrical", or "Poly". These can be simple hemi-cylinders [cut a large tube length-wise or bend a panel around semi-circular ribs, and fix it to the wall], or better yet a form a Euler-Bernoulli buckled plate [bend a panel by squeezing its edges]. Polys are basically a sheet of plywood bent into an arc – and the name comes from the idea of arraying many curved panels or cylinder sections to form a diffusive wall (thus polycylindrical or many cylinders). The best examples are not cylinder sections, instead they are buckled plates that describe sort of an ellipsoidal curve as this sort of curve is more irregular than a simple circle section and better serves to scatter reflections. Making buckled plates sounds complicated, but they are actually easier to make - just bend a panel into a simple frame that binds two of its edges. When treated thus, a sheet of plywood [or similar material] will not form a circular curve, but rather will buckle in curve with a radius that varies across the panel - in essence a concatenation of an infinite number of discreet cylinder sections of varying radius. Such a curve is defined by the Euler-Bernoulli beam equation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler-Bern ... m_equation
In a Poly, the plywood acts as a diffuser by reflecting the incident sound waves across a wide variety of reflection paths that varies significantly dependent on where on the panel the wave impinge. Also, if mounted in a frame so that it is left free to vibrate with insulation strung through the back of the frame, it is also a mild diaphragmatic absorber. Making an optimized poly is simply a matter of building a frame that squeezes a plate into an Euler-Bernoulli buckled curve. Usually the frame is dimensioned so that the plywood is held only by the two vertical edges so that it is left free to vibrate, but the panel could be made stiffer by adding braces or even filling the cavity with stuffing or expanding foam. A pure cylinder would present a fixed radius curved surface to the sound waves that hit it - Euler-Bernoulli buckled plates present many curves in one object and thus are more diffusive than pure cylinder sections.
The size of the poly determines the lower limit of the frequencies which it will diffuse. A simple design for an optimized poly is to take a full 4'x8' sheet of 1/4" plywood bent along its long axis and stuffed into a rectangular frame built of 1x4's. Heavier plywood could be used but will be very hard to bend (you might need to make kerfing cuts to get the bastard in place). The interior dimensions of the 1x4 frame should be less than the width of the panel, for a 4'x8' panel try 47" wide (and 8'-2" tall - 2" longer than the panel - if you want to leave the ends free to wiggle). Put a pair of horizontal cross braces at the back of the panel and then squeeze the panel into the frame so that it bows out [you will probably need an assistant – and don't get your finger stuck]. To install just hang the panel from the ceiling or mount to the wall with the bowed sided facing out.
If you wish to both absorber and diffuse, you can add a thin strip of porous absorbent to either the interior or the the face of a poly - or both.
Generally diffusion is best reserved for larger rooms.
Here are some polys built by forum members:


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The categories of kids' entertainment (as of all entertainment, I guess) are blurring these days. I've covered audiobooks before, and I've covered the amazing variety of out-of-copyright (and thus free or extremely inexpensive) online books, and I've covered iPhone/iPad apps. Now there's a product that combines all three: Audiobooks for Your Kids, a 99 cent app that provides audio versions of public-domain classics, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to The Secret Garden to The Jungle Book.
All are read by volunteers from around the country (via the LibriVox project—if you find yourself so motivated, you can join in and do one yourself!), and while none of them will be mistaken for Patrick Stewart, the ones I've heard so far are all perfectly solid. And especially for parents traveling this summer, the price (the aforementioned 99 cents for everything, all 30 books, with more promised) and the accessibility (anywhere you have a consistent enough 3G signal for moderate streaming) can't be beat.
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While you are in Çanakkale, you can lose yourself in the charming ancient ruins or simply spend peaceful moments on the nearby islands. Çanakkale is waiting for you!
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The resort, built with Arabic influence reminding the days gone by when traders and sailors were living the island, consists of 7 spacious self contained rooms with private verandah with sea view. The lounge bar as main public area and the terrace with a stunning view of the Emerald Bay from which the resort takes name.
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Wii U has no offline co-op, despite having online co-op
Splinter Cell: Blacklist on Wii U lacks offline co-op play, despite having an online co-op mode.
Speaking with Nintendo Life, producer Liu Jun explained the offline mode's absence, "In order to ship at the same time as the other consoles, we unfortunately weren't able to delve into this feature.
"But we think Nintendo gamers will be really excited to get the game at the same time as other consoles."
While this might rile up some Wii U owners, the game does have a number of GamePad-specific functions not found in other versions. Check them out here.
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Russel Allen Garden Day to be March 15
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[January 31, 2014]
Russel Allen Garden Day will be
on March 15 at the Meyer-Evans Student Center at Lincoln College.
Sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., following registration from
8 to 8:45 a.m. The event will feature various presentations related
to gardening, as well as displays by area plant and gardening
societies. The public is invited.
Keynote speaker for the event will be Mac Condill on "Cucurbits
Coast to Coast," with a look into 25 years of The Great Pumpkin
Patch and the other entities at The 200 Acres. Named the Illinois
Agritourism Business of the Year in 2009, The Great Pumpkin Patch is
much more than an ordinary pumpkin patch. Highlights from coast to
coast will be featured as the Condill family has continued to
showcase the diversity of the pumpkin family across the country.
Condill is a fifth-generation farmer and general manager of The
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this fall. He had the privilege of decorating the North Lawn of the
White House in October 2010 and has appeared on Martha Stewart's
television show three times.
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Other presenters and session topics: "Make It, Take It —
Container Garden" (limited to 20 participants; additional fee
$15), with Anne and Lee Niepagen, owners of Niepagen
Greenhouses; "Eating Local with the Seasons," presented by Katie
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Spaces," by Jennifer Fishburn, horticulture educator with
Logan-Menard-Sangamon Extension; "The Buzz About Honeybees,"
presented by Rich Ramsey, of the Lincoln Land Bee Keepers
Association; "Over the Rainbow to Meet the Irises," by Margaret
Kelly, member of the American Iris Society; and "Food Forest
Project," presented by Dave Bishop, PrairiErth Farm.
Preregistration is highly encouraged. The registration fee is $10
before March 8 or $12 at the door. To
register online, visit the
Logan-Menard-Sangamon Extension website,
For additional information, call 217-732-8289.
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The Schirn building itself is a bit like a modern art work in the heart of Frankfurt's old quarter, a light, angular design contrasting with the grand, red sandstone cathedral and the Römer, the old town hall. This art gallery lies in the heart of the city – and is an important focal point in Frankfurt's cultural life. It is also one of the most celebrated galleries in Germany and in Europe.
Schirn is the Hessian word for a structure such as a hut or a shed, but this belies its significance in the world of art. Since opening in 1986, the Schirn has staged some 200 exhibitions. It has no collection of its own but organises temporary exhibitions and projects on selected themes or the work of individual artists. The themed exhibitions have made most notable contribution to the gallery's international reputation, for instance Viennese art nouveau, Expressionism, Dadaism and Surrealism, the history of photography and subjects such as 'shopping – art and consumerism', and the visual art of the Stalin era. Major retrospectives have honoured artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti, Frida Kahlo, Bill Viola, Arnold Schoenberg, Henri Matisse and Julian Schnabel.
Taking a stance on topical themes and aspects of artistic creation can be said to be the Schirn's hallmark. It aims not only to engage visitors in a meaningful exhibition experience but also to encourage active participation in the cultural discussion.
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